Dispensing box



Marh 22, 1932. 1 R. ZIMMER'MAN DISPENS ING BOX Filed May 30. 1930 235Eeserj Z/kff/zfer/wagr y' l Patented M'ar. 2.2', 1932 UNITED STATESLESTER B. ZIHMERMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DISPEN SING BOX Applicationfled Hay 30,

These, andy such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are obtainedby the novel construction, vunique arrangement and improved combinationof the several elements which are combined in the invention, a. singleembodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich.:

Fi re 1 is a plan view of a blank which may e used for producing one ofthe devices herein described;

Figure 2 is an elevation of a box formed from the blank shown in Figure1, parts being in section to illustrate the manner of foldigure 3 is asection on the line 3--3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a section at right angles thereto and on the line 4-4 ofFigure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified blank for forming halfof a side member; and

Figure 6 is a similar view of a modified blank for forming the otherhalf of said side member.-

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in thedrawings and in the description of the invention which follows.

. In said blank, which may be of cardboard or other suitable material,there is a generally rectangular 'section 10y which forms the front ofthe finished'box, the base portion having a U-shaped slot at each side,the slots to be hereinafter later described. At each side of the frontsection 10 are the ends 11 of the box articulated therefrom by scoring,and appended to ends 11 are compartment walls 12.

iao. serial No. 457,668.

To compartment walls 12 which form a part of the back of the box dependcompartment partitions 13. These are each of the depth of the box andwalls 12 may be one half the width of the back of the box.

Each of the several sections described is separated from the other byparallel scores, there being six parallel scores upon the blank wherebyto provide the front thereof, the ends of the box, and two walls of thetwo compartments provided therein.

The top of the device is formed from a section 14 articulated fromsection 10, and from said section 14, and at each side thereof, arewings 15.

At the outer side of said section 14 is a section 16 which formsone halfof the outside wall of the back of the box which back is normally twolaminations deep throughout. Depending from section 10 at the bottomthereof is a section 17 which has wings 18 at each side thereof, thematerial of the front 10, ends 11, and compartment walls 12 being cutaway to provide intermediate the sections 10, 1l and 12, and section 17with wings 18 an elliptical slot 30, part of which has heretofore beenmentioned.

From 17 depends a section 19 which cooperates with section 16 to formtheouter Wall of the back of the device. In section 17 and at oppositesides thereof are two U-shaped slots 31, the purpose of which will laterappear.

In the assembly ofthe box by articulation of the blank, scores beingprovided between all of the sections to provide for ready folding, thesections 10 and 14 are brought to a right angle, the wings 15 beingarticulated inwardly to a right angle in respect to section 14.Thereafter the ends 11 are folded relatively to section 10 andadhesively secured towings 15. Section 12 and section 13 are foldedinwardly at right angles, the abuttingA walls of section 13 generallybeing adhesively secured one to another.

Two compartments within the box are thus obtained with a reinforced walltherebetween. The ends-of the device are alsofdouble walled thereof.

Next, the'wings 18 are folded upon the bottom 17 and adhesively appliedthereto. Thereafterthe section or bottom 17 is folded to a right angleto the member 10, and following this the members 16 and 19 are broughtin contact with the outer walls of .sections 12 and adhesively securedthereto,

and .to one another at their edges, thus completing the vassembly of thebox and, providing two compartments.

Each of the compartments has a mouth 32 formed by the registration ofthe material about the slots and 31, the edges of slot 31 registeringwith the edges of slot 30 in order that an opening will be providedpermitting the bottom package of ,a series stacked in either compartmenttobe drawn therefrom by gripping the-package between thethumb and one ofthe fingers.

A box of the type described may be. filled with packages anterior tocomplete assembly or thereafter, as desired. When 'loaded with packagemerchandise, the device may be sealed about the mouths 32 thereof4either by a sliding sleeve, bywrapping materialhor in any other suitablemanier until the device is delivered to a retail store where it is to beused. In such retail store, the mouths 32 are cleared of any obstructionused during shipping, and thereafter the device is kept on display in avertical position resting4 upon the bottom 17. Clerks or customers maypull from either mouth 32 thereof, as desired, packages one at a timeuntil the two compartments are emptied of the packaged mervchandisecontained in stacked relation in the two vertical parts of said box.

Thus, a neat dispensing carton or container is provided from the blankshown 1n F1gure 1 in which there are two or more stacks of merchandise,and from which package merchandise may be conveniently drawn one packageat a time. provides a highly effective dlspensing system formerchandise, and deters `shop l1ft1ng. Forming as it does, a dispensingde vlce, the petty thief is not interested in a-devlce from which he candraw but one package at a time,

and prefers to take a handfulv of packages,

if he is going to pilfer at all.

Such a device because of its handlness insures that it will be placedupon the counter for self service, this making it a display device, andin this respect, it possesses an advantage over the conventional cartonwhich is used only for storage purposes and 1s normally kept out ofview.

The size of the vertical compartments may be changed by shortening thewidth of the partition walls 12. The partitions 13 will remain the samewidth and reach to the wall 10 but the partitions 13 are then notcontiguous and hence are not glued together. The carton will be sturdy,however, for the flaps 16 and 17 will engage the walls 12 and Such anarrangement be adhesively secured thereto. This permits a quick changein the deviceto meet changes in the size o packages dispensed therefromwithout disturbing the external walls which are generaly printed andlithographed. This means that no new printing plates are needed whenthere is a change in package size. 'Ordinarily, a package change meansa'total destruction of all cartons.

The arrangement of the device in respect to i portions of section 160and 190, corresponding to sections 16 and 19 of the first illustratedform of the invention.

In Figure 5, the side blank 16() is shown.

Therein is disposed two angular slots having two sections, 161 and 162.

In Figure 6, a modified form of side blank 19, designated 190, isemployed. This section comprises two wings 191 and 192 at each side andwhich are separated by notches. Intermediate wings 192 is a centrallydisposed notch 193.

In the assembly of the device, each wing is adapted to be forced into aslot comprislng sections 161 and 162, the inter-locking of said wingswithin said slots bein facilitated by the notch 193 intermediate wings192 so that there is no necessity to dama gly deform the material of 190in order to orce the wings 192 into the slot sections 161 and 162.Lateral play between opposite wings 192 is thus possible in theassembling operation.

Locking of parts 160 and 190 normally will maintain thel whole device incorrectly assembled relation.

of merchandise, and comprising a sheet of material articulated toprovide a plurality of vertically parallel sections, each section havinga discharge opening extending across one side -thereof and into thefront and back thereof.

2. A carton suitable for the counter dispensing of merchandise, andcomprising a sheet of material articulated to provide a plurality 'ofvertical parallel sections, each section having a discharge opening inthree planes, one of which planes extends entirely across one side of.each section, the other planes being normal to said first mentioned pane. y

3. A blank of sheet material havin a main body for forming the front andwit extensions at the edges thereof for forming the sides, top, bottomand back of a carton, the extensions of material from said main bodcomprising the sides of the carton being d1- vided by scores into4 threeportions one of which portions forms a part of the back of the cartonand another'a part of a. dividing portion, there being a slotextendinwvholly across the side forming portion an partly lo I, acrossthe main bodyr and the back forming portions, the bottom and topformingextensions depending from said main body and having opposed lateralwings, the wings on the top forming extensions each being of a lengthequal in width to the major transverse dimension of the carton and thewings on the bottom forming extensions'each belng of a length equal toone half of the major transverse dimension of the carton, the materialof said top and bottom forming lextensions beyond sald wings being ofthe same width as the carton and one half lits height and forming a partof the back of the carton, that portion of the extension forming part oflower portion of said back having opposed slots complemental to thelslots in said main -body when said blank is folded, whereby theresulting carton has two separated sections to hold merchandise, eachsection with a, discharge opening equal to the width of the carton andextending into thematerial at the front and back thereof and has twolaminations of material at the back, in the dividing partition therein,and on the bottom.

, LESTER R. ZIBIMERMAN.

